9 December 2009
National Grid plc ('the Company')
Optional Scrip Dividend for 2009/10 interim dividend
The optional scrip dividend, allowing shareholders to receive new fully paid ordinary shares in the Company, is available to shareholders on the Register on the record date. A timetable is provided below.
The scrip dividend reference price for the 2009/10 interim dividend, (being the average closing mid-market price of an ordinary share for the 5 dealing days commencing with, and including, the ex-dividend date) is 646.5 pence.
For American Depositary Receipt (ADR) holders, the ADR reference share price (being the reference share price above translated for ADRs at the average US$ rate for 2nd - 8th December inclusive) is $54.1389.
Details of the scrip dividend are available on the National Grid plc website (under the dividend section for ordinary / ADR holders respectively) at www.nationalgrid.com/investors.
2009/10 Interim Dividend and timetable:
Dividend amount declared - 13.65p per ordinary share; $1.1480 per ADR.
Ordinary shares and ADRs trade ex-dividend - 2 December 2009
Record date - 4 December 2009
Last date for receipt of scrip elections - 18 December 2009
Dividend payment date - 20 January 2010